The Lead
سرب
Release: 1989-02-01
·Runtime: 130m
·★ 5.8
Action
History
Thriller
Tehran, 1948. A young Jewish couple, Danial and his wife Munes, decide to immigrate to the recently founded state of Israel. But their application is rejected on the ground of the documents against Danial's uncle, Yaghub, how is suspected of betrayal. A Zionist agent, named Yezghel, finds out Yaghub's home and stabs him. One of Yaghub's neighbours who witnesses the crime is blamed for murder. Fearing for their lives, Munes and Danial escape to the north of Iran in order to leave the country. The Neighbour's brother, Nuri, a journalist, sets off on their heels to bring them to the court to give testimony on his brother's innocence.
Production Countries
Iran
Cast
Amin Tarokh
as Danial
Jamshid Mashayekhi
as Mirza Mohsen
Shahed Ahmadlou
Nosratollah Karimi
Farimah Farjami
as Munes
Fathali Oveisi
as Yezghel
Jalal Moghadam
as Dentist
Parvin Soleymani
as Danial's mother
Mir Mohammad Tajaddod
as Eshagh
Nersi Korkia
as Shamun
Gholam-Hossein Lotfi
as Yaghub
Hadi Eslami
as Nuri
Poulad Kimiayi
as Child
Saeid Pirdoost
